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...French law was drafted in the wake of the controversial case of Vincent Humbert, who was left blind, paralyzed and mute after a 2000 auto accident. "France's general perception of what is going on in the Schiavo case is similar to the general mood with Humbert," says Cohen. "Most here have compassion for the patient, and are in favor of allowing death because they understand there is no point in living in this state." There is a difference, though. Vincent Humbert expressed a clear will to die. He dictated an acclaimed book, I Ask the Right...
...craze, which began in the late 1990s, seems to have taken off in the wake of 9/11, when curiosity about Middle Eastern culture intensified. Belly-dance moves on music videos by Britney Spears and Shakira certainly propelled the movement. But what seems to be sustaining the trend now is Americans' never-ending search for ways to keep fit without getting injured--or bored...
...yesterday, Edelman and Mauro were among a handful of Lowell residents who made the early morning wake-up call to welcome new freshmen...
...disappointing because we had a good shot at beating them. We weren’t aggressive,” captain Catherine Sproul said. “Hopefully this is a wake-up call. You have to be on your game, every...
...wake of the testimony given last Thursday on steroids in Major League Baseball, accusations of cheating and betraying the popular trust are being continuously flung at a handful of muscled targets. The iconic figures of the sport’s recent post-strike resurgence—McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa, among others—have fallen under the shadow of a suspicion that threatens to destroy their reputations and place a more permanent and shameful asterisk than the one that was applied to Maris’ 61 next to the bloated offensive records of the last 10 years...